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A stitch in time
IJJ AVE you ever thought of
starting a sewing club
and meeting in different
homes each week? Everyone
should put in a fixed amount
of money to buy material for
making up the latest fashion
ideas. The finished clothes
form a wardrobe from which
any of the garments can be
hired, the fee going toward
buying more material. Acces-
sories can also' be made or
bought. This means that the
maker-hirers will always have
in inexpensive and limitless
?wardrobe on hand.-"
'Sewer"
j^yityara', Tai.
Tall story
\ NORMAL girl of 15, I
do well enough at school,
an go out regularly and
enjoy myself. There is only
one thing that stops me from
bei.ig an average teenager,
an that's my height. In my
sto kinged feet I'm 5ft. lOin.
Now I'm not moaning
ab ut it, though at times it
do' s bother me, because some
pe pie seem to think being
al! is a terrible fate. The
boys I. date are usually mv
height and taller; sometimes
shorter boys take me out, too.
Clothes and shoes are a little
mo e expensive, but they're
wo¡th it, as I'm always
not:ced-no one could miss
me I am proud of being tall,
and any girl who is my height
or . aller should be proud, too.
I-Deborah Burt, Eastwood,
M. W.
Curtain up!
\f]Y school has combined
with a local boys' school
to put on a play. Besides
learning interesting and valu-
able points about acting, we
find it tremendous fun. I am
getting to know many boys,
and once a week after school
we hold a barbecue, where
everyone can mix. I think it
would be a terrific idea if
many more schools combined
in this type of activity.
Mary Bryan, Camberwell,
Vic.
Good neighbor
AUSTRALIA is the only
nation in the world
which covers an entire con-
tinent, and, whether we like
it or not, it is part of Asia.
The sooner we realise our
White Australia policy is
outdated and cease frowning
on immigration from South
Pacific nations, the better
our popularity will be with
our neighbors.
Europeans are no better
migrants than Asians, and the
fundamental idea that whites
are superior to colored
people is a big problem. We
are only provoking it by our
old-fashioned policies. The
majority of Southern Pacific
peoples are Christian, and
their standards of living and
education are just as high as
ours. English is one of the
major languages, and I feel
they would make ideal citi
-G. Newton Loveday, j
Magill, SA.
"Prefect" night
J^N original idea which our
prefects adopted this
year was to hold a social
inviting prefects from neigh-
boring high schools. We en-
gaged a popular band and
between the 20 prefects
arranged the supper. Every-
one seemed to mix quite
freely and the evening proved
to be a great success.
The money needed to
meet expenses was raised by
holding pop-record sessions
and football-kicking compe-
titions. The prefects also
donated a few shillings and
the school helped by giving
some money from school
funds. -
"Prefect," Chigwelt,
Tas.
HOW TO
THINK PINK
. // you're crazy about pink,
as was the reader whose letter
started of these suggestions,
you might find some ideas
here for giving your bed-
room a new look for spring:
.
JJ AVE thc ceiling white,
wallpaper with a pink
heart motif, wall-to-wall sea-
grass matting on the floor,
and all furniture painted
white. Finishing touches can
be a tailored bedspread of
hessian dyed pale turquoise,
and matching curtains with
brass rod and rings; cushions
in bright pink and lime
green. -
Sandra fowell, I
Cabramatta, N.S.W.
J>AINT the walls white,
woodwork and ceiling
pink. Cover bed ( from which
the head-board has been re-
moved) with a tailored pink
spread, then scatter with
deep purple cushions. Paint
two wicker chairs white, and
place a cushion on each with
your own name sewn in large
letters on one and "?" on the
other. Buy two circular
second-hand frames, put in a
light board backing, and join
together with a piece of wood
so that they form a spectacle
shaped notice-board. Or
make a pink felt scroll, which
can be hung on the wall fo
the same purpose.
"Pink
Dink," Crystal Brook, S.A.
m
piNK and white checks
look very mod and go
with all styles of furniture,
white or polished wood. Have
three walls pink and one
papered in pink and white
checks. This teams with
check curtains and bedspread
in the same colors, trimmed
with white. -
? R.T., Pymble,
.
N.S.W.
pALE pink walls are a per-
fect foil for bedspread
and curtains checked in navy
and white. Add white furni-
ture, woodwork, and ceiling;
pink-toned carpet or mat,
and a table-lamp with a
white base and a navy-blue
shade.
/. Turner, Highton, |
Vic.
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